When Lucey Met Daisy

On Monday I met up with a lovely bloggy friend, Mandy, from "Daisy Moon blogspot" for a spot of shopping in York and we got on like a house on fire!!

(this was taken in a lovely vintage clothes shop)

I think we only got our camera's out a couple of times, so not many pictures,  as we were so busy talking and shopping.

 First stop was CK which as always was filled to the brim with lovely things,

the shop wasn't busy so we had ample time for trying clothes and we made one or two purchases.

After looking in all the lovely shops we had a leisurely lunch in Betty's and sat and chatted away 'till our tea cups were empty.

In CK I bought this new shopping bag, just right for the summer,  a lovely skirt and cardigan for Alexa,  and a few other bits,

and a  skirt and cardigan for me from" Ness"

I love the skirt with it's big pink roses and cream lace on the bottom and I've stitched a couple of birds on the front. 

We made plans to meet up again before getting out trains home, isn't it lovely when you meet a friend for the first time and you hit it off straight away, we had so much to talk about and I'm looking forward to next time.

Do pop over to "Daisy Moon blogspot" as Mandy's lovely and she makes the most fabulous things .

Lucey x

Nature At It's Best

Isn't it typical, red hot sunshine all week and yesterday as miserable as sin!!

We'd planned a bike ride so off we went, despite the dull weather the birds were singing and there were loads of daffies along the lanes and a few chickens too.

By the time I'd stopped my bike and got the  camera out most of them had hidden behind the fence

further along we found some "not so newly laid" eggs!!

Don't know how long they'd been there, but we wern't taking any chances, it would have been nice to find a warm freshly laid one  wouldn't it?

  There's some lovely houses in the village, this is my favourite with it's little picket fence and starched net curtains,  there's no UPVC or verticle blinds here, thank goodness!!

There used to be the village Post Office a couple of doors up but it's long gone, the church sit's just behind these houses and the bells were ringing, the lamb's in the field were "bahhhhing" and it's just a pity the sun wasn't shining.

We had a look round the cemetery and we saw these,

looks like a family all laid to rest together.

I have  trip out planned for tomorrow, I'm meeting the lovely Mandy from "Daisy Moon",  we're going to York where we shall spend the day chattering away, drinking loads of tea and doing a bit of shopping, see you when I get back.

Lucey x ".."

Easter Nest

Out shopping with my daughter we saw a lovely idea in  a kiddies clothes shop in Yarm,   the walls were painted grey with white  frames on, and hung inside the frames were dresses and cardigans  with luggage type labels holding a description of the dresses and cardigans

along the top of the wall was a wahing line with tights, hats and birds  pegged on and there were old drawers  glued on the wall.

I'd love to copy this in Alexa's bedroom or even our bedroom, I could just see one of my summer frocks draped in a frame,  mr lucey said "no you can't"!!

We  picked up a farrow and ball colour chart and I chose a lovely deep shade of grey called "down pipe" for the front door,

I thought would look nice next to the pansies I've just potted up and the lavender when it comes out.

oops it looks a bit lop sided there!!

I got the needles out yesterday and made myself a nice yellow bracelet and brooch just in time for easter,

the brooch is made from angora wool so it looks like a "nest" and I stitched a gorgeous chicken button in the middle, then I knitted a bracelet and stitched on a few pretty buttons,

Picture this, I bribed my ten year old  grandson (with a fiver)  sporting his best grey hoodie to wear them for me while I took a couple of pics,

He said "will anyone be seeing these grandma 'cose I have to think of my street cred" (me) "no, of course not!!

Right I'm off to put on a summer frock and enjoy the sunshine while I can.

Lucey x ".."

Kitty's On Her Own.

I was out shopping this morning when I accidently  found myself in the easter egg aisle at the supermarket, so I counted up how many I needed....2, 4, 6, 8... and put them in the trolley

3 crunchie, 3 cream egg and 2 hello kitty

Now I do love a bit of white chocolate and I couldn't stop myself from having a bite of her ear, but I don't know what happened next but suddenly there were only her feet left, poor Kitty gone but definetly, not forgotten!!!

All I can say is "absolutely gorgeous" especially her dress!

If you fancy winning either a Tilda book or a CK sew book then pop over to  "Bee Happy's"  blog where she's having a  fabulous giveaway, congratulations on reaching 500 followers sweetie x

Lucey x  ".."

Mothering Sunday

Once upon a time on a lovely sunny day,

it was Mothering Sunday.

Younger son arrived with a basket full of flowers

and a card that said "love you" awwww bless.

Then lovely daughter arrived with a  card and  voucher for a pandora charm,

oh I am a spoilt mammy today....but I love it!!

 Thanks kids I love you  both loads.

Love Mam xxx



A day in Easingwold

On Wednesday I spent the day with  my friend Shirly in Easingwold where all  the houses are gorgeous and in the summer they "open" their gardens

this one is painted in lovely shades of green and it sits right on the village green,

this one is called "Yew Tree House"

there's also some lovely shops there

 Heart's ia a gift shop where I got a large "twist" of rosebuds to go in a bowl and to make a heart out of, they smell wonderful, I also got some plant markers and a jam jar that says "marvellous marmalade" on the side I thought it would look nice with some flowers in it.

The sweetie shop is called "sugar mouse" my mouth was watering as we had our noses pressed against the window but we were very good and didn't step inside!!

The garden shop was full of lovely things,

If only I had an allotment to go to.....

and then it was time for lunch so off we went to "Tee Hee" cafe

 we were shown to our table and bench that had big cushions on it and  on the table there were syrup tins to hold the sugar,  look at those lovely scales,

 above  the table was a "mobile" hanging from the ceiling, it was made from a silver tea pot

and it had forks and spoons hanging from it

hmmmm, I'll have to get Mr Lucey to make me one of those, I wonder  how you bend the prongs into shape??

Back at Shirly's there were lots of sheep and lambs in the field and all the ducks were quacking and even the peacocks come over to see us, must be lovely to live in the country especially at this time of the year.

Nearly forgot to show you the dolls houses, these were actually wardrobes

 

 

Alexa would love this pink one

 

 

 

and I'll have the grey one please,

 

anyone got £3000 to lend me!!!

 

Lucey  x  ".."

 

At the beach.

Hello girls

Aren't we having a lovely week, with the sun shining every day and the birds singing their little hearts out it feels like high summer instead of early spring.

On sunday we went off to the beach to look for a  a piece of driftwood to put the  "fish knife" hooks on we found at the vintage fair,

in amongst all the rocks and shells we found just the right piece and back home out come the tool bag and in no time at all the "fish knives" were screwed in place.

Now where to put it? I had a spare wall in the bedroom so up it went,  I made a heart to hang on it and gathered some bottles and bags, shells and a seal and after a bit of faffing about I was happy.

I might get the kids to put "messages" in the bottles,

"sail away"

We picked up some shells on the way back and I think the seals were waiting for the ice cream van to call or were they just looking at the "kiss" in the sky"!!

Lucey  ".."